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Description

G12 encompasses structural, mechanical, and design details common to measuring, testing, and scientific instruments that are not addressed by more specific instrument classes. This class covers frame designs, mountings, supports, protective housings, calibration mechanisms, and standardization features applicable across diverse instrument types. It serves as a repository for instrument-related inventions that function as enabling technologies for multiple instrument categories rather than innovations specific to a single measurement principle or application domain. Adjacent classes address particular instrument types (e.g., G01 for measuring or testing, G02 for optical instruments), making G12 essential for cross-cutting technical improvements to instrument functionality and durability.